Chapter 799: Chisong's Protection
Chapter 799: Chisong's Protection
Masheng Saburo took the notebook and looked at it with a serious expression. He immediately closed the notebook and said, "You guys continue to search here and see if there are any other clues. I will report to the section chief right away!"
"Hayi!"
Taro Aso quickly came to the section chief's office with a notebook.
"Sir, we have a clue. Captain Yamauchi wrote this in his notebook!"
"What was recorded?" Sakata Tadayoshi was shocked and asked immediately.
Aso Saburo opened his notebook and read, "The day before yesterday, a woman called to report that Ishida, the deputy director of the Concession Police Department, was an imposter. The real Ishida is dead!"
After reading this, Saburo Aso glanced at Tadayoshi Sakata and continued, "I find this ridiculous. Commander Ishida was sent directly from the domestic headquarters and is directly under the consulate. How could he be a fake? I immediately wanted to report this to the section chief, but he was away at the time. After much deliberation, I decided to investigate secretly, but I couldn't alert Commander Ishida."
"Unexpectedly, after two days of investigation, we discovered something unusual about Commander Ishida. He was often away on official business, and he told his colleagues that he was attending a security meeting in Jin City. So I immediately sent Akiyama to Jin City to verify it. However, Akiyama's report back from Jin City was that Commander Ishida had never attended the security meeting, and the Concession Police Department had not been invited."
"I felt there was something fishy going on with Chief Ishida, so I decided to secretly send someone into his villa to install a bug and monitor him. I wanted to report this to Section Chief Sakata, but he hadn't returned yet. After some thought, I decided to monitor him first. If there was any problem, I'd report back to him when he returned."
"Chief Sakata, this is all that is on the last page of the notebook!"
Sakata Tadayoshi narrowed his eyes. "So, the death of Yamauchi Taiichi and everyone in Operations Team 1 is related to Commander Ishida?"
Aso Saburo said, "Section Chief, no matter what, they had an accident while investigating Chief Ishida!"
Tadayoshi Sakata took the notebook from Saburo Aso and turned to the last page with content and read it carefully again.
Putting down the notebook, Tadayoshi Sakata thought for a moment, then picked up the phone and dialed the consulate's hotline.
"Moshimoshi"
Sakata Tadayoshi immediately said, "I'm Sakata Tadayoshi from the Special High Section. I want to speak to Mr. Akamatsu!"
"Hold on!"
Soon a deep male voice came from the phone: "Chief Sakata, this is Akamatsu, what's up?"
"Mr. Akamatsu, I'm very sorry to bother you again. I've found some clues about the tragic death of Yamauchi Taiichi and the entire First Squad of the Operations Squad. We found a notepad in Yamauchi's desk. The last entry on it said that a woman had impersonated Ishida, the Deputy Director of the Concession Police Department, two days ago. The real Ishida is dead, and this one is fake. Because I was in Jin City at the time, Yamauchi privately investigated and found something fishy about this Ishida."
"They continued to investigate Ishida, so that's why something like that happened this evening!"
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Akamatsu was extremely shocked on the phone.
"Yes, sir, may I bring Yamauchi's notebook to you for review?" asked Tadayoshi Sakata.
"...How about this, read me the original text written in the notebook!" Akamatsu said.
"Hayi!" Tadayoshi Sakata immediately picked up the notebook, turned to the last page and started reading.
After reading it, Sakata Tadayoshi said, "Mr. Akamatsu, this is the entire content of the original text. Please read..."
But Akamatsu said on the phone: "Sakata-kun, um... I know that Ishida-kun told his colleagues that he was going to Jin City for a security meeting. He reported it to me. This was just an excuse to deal with his colleagues. He was actually going on a secret mission. I arranged it. So there is no doubt that Ishida lied to his colleagues in this notebook."
"But Lord Akamatsu, the death of Yamauchi Taiichi and the entire Operation 1 Team happened while they were investigating Ishida!" Sakata Tadayoshi said hurriedly.
Akamatsu said slowly on the phone: "So what? Are you sure they were killed by Ishida or someone sent by Ishida? Do you have evidence? They just got into trouble while investigating Ishida, which doesn't mean they were killed by Ishida!"
"But……"
"That's enough, Chief Sakata. There's no buts. I've already said that I arranged for Ishida to go on a business trip. There's no doubt about it. There's no problem with your identity. Don't waste your time unless you can provide conclusive evidence to prove that he's suspicious. That's it!"
The call was hung up. Hearing the busy tone coming from the receiver, Sakata Tadayoshi had a dazed look on his face and slowly put down the phone.
The conversation between the two was quite loud, and Aso Saburo could hear it clearly. At this moment, he was so angry that his chest heaved violently, and he shouted: "Chief, he is covering up for someone, blatantly covering up for someone. I think there is something wrong with this Ishida. He is really a fake and can't be moved. Chief, what do you say we should do now?"
Sakata Tadayoshi slowly sat down on the chair, lit a cigarette and smoked it slowly.
"I knew that if I really wanted to investigate Ishida, I would definitely encounter resistance. I didn't expect it to be blocked by Lord Akamatsu. The key is that Captain Yamauchi's notebook has very little useful information. It would be great if we could find the woman who called to report Ishida!"
"The only thing in the notebook that mentioned Ishida as suspicious was that every time he went out of town, he lied to his colleagues and said he was going to Golden City, but Lord Akamatsu said it was his arrangement. So, the only clue Captain Yamauchi left was the woman who called the phone!"
Aso Saburo immediately said, "Section Chief, I'll check that phone call now. As long as we can find out where the call came from, we should be able to narrow the scope of the investigation!"
"What if the call comes from a public telephone booth?" asked Tadayoshi Sakata.
"This... As long as we can find out which public telephone booth the call came from, maybe we can get further clues?" Saburo Aso said hesitantly.
Sakata Tadayoshi smoked a cigarette, and the office was filled with the smell of nicotine. He said slowly, "Didn't Lord Akamatsu say he wanted evidence? We'll get the evidence. You go investigate the clues of the woman who called to report it first!"
"Hayi!"
After Saburo Aso left, Tadayoshi Sakata picked up the phone and called the military police commander Sato.
"What? How could such a thing happen?" Sato was extremely shocked after hearing this.
"Yes, Commander, now that Lord Akamatsu is clearly trying to protect Ishida, we can't investigate him openly. However, a covert investigation will definitely encounter resistance, and we might even be attacked and confronted. After all, he is the Deputy Commissioner of the Concession Police Department, and he can mobilize the Concession Patrol and the Mobile Action Team!"
After hearing this, Sato thought about it for a moment and said, "I will call the expeditionary force headquarters to report this matter. Now I authorize you to investigate Ishida directly. You don't have to listen to Akamatsu. The Special High Police has the responsibility of counterintelligence. No matter who he is!"
"Hayi! Thank you for your support, Commander."
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